The rest of the country isn't much cooler. 106F in Atlanta. Factor in the humidity and that's nasty. I love the 112-degree days here when the humidity is 3% and the dewpoint is 10F. I wilt under the hot and humid conditions back east (we usually visit Baltimore/DC/VA wher my in-laws live). However, it does curtail my hiking.

SeanReedy wrote:Northern California has had unusually mild weather for the past year. What's wrong with you guys to the east?

It has been an unusually hot spring and summer here in the midwest. And now with the storms that came through here and the mid-Atlantic states last Friday, a cool down would be welcome. The storms were brutal. I can't believe the number of trees down in my neighborhood. I was pretty fortunate and was only without power for 30 hours. There are stll 30K people in my town without power (currently 96 and humid)...and the numbers are even worse in the mid-Atlantic states - hotter and a lot more people without power. Looks like its going to be at least Saturday for quite a few people before they get power back. Could get dangerous with the high heat!

Between the fires in Colorado and now these storms...a little good news would be welcome.

MarkDidier wrote:Between the fires in Colorado and now these storms...a little good news would be welcome.

Hey Mark. Gotta agree with you, there ... 100% ... the good news about the high heat and lack of moisture is, it's keeping the SKEETER population down ... at least in Arizona.

Also, that "bubble-headed" beach blond on the Five 'o clock news DOES paint a PRETTY picture. After all, the COOLNESS factor remains a predominant FACTOR, and always must be FACTORED in to ANY equation ... ......